Combined skirt-supporter and waist-holder.



N0. 657,425. Patented Sept. 4, I900. J. G. KIMSEY.

COMBINED SKIRT SUPPOBTER AND WAIST HOLDER.

(Application filed May 12, 1900.)

(No Model Wane/wen UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. KIMSEY,,OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED SKlRT-SUPPORTER AND WAIST-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,425, dated September 4, 1900. Application filed May 12, 1900. Serial No. 16.504. (No model.) i

To all whom it may cancer-71,

Be it known that I, JAMES C. KIMSEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented new and useful Improvements in a Oombined Skirt-Supporter and Waist-Holder, of I by, all as will be hereinafter fully described,

and specifically pointed outin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined skirt-supporter and waist-holder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the shape of the pin before it is bent into locked engagement with the plate. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the pins or wires.

Referring to said drawings, A designates the plate, which is provided at its ends with vertical slots a, through which the support-' ing-belt B is passed. The lower edge of the plate A is cut away at intervals, as shown, to provide openings 0, which form outwardlycurved side edges 0 and an inner straight edge a. On a line with each opening 0 holes a and a are formed in the plate, the hole a being closely adjoining the inner end of the opening, while thehole a is in the upper part of the plate.

D D designate short lengths of wire or double-pointed pins, the ends of which are passed through the holes a and a from the inner side of the plate A, presenting points or spurs d and d, the spurs (1 being inclined upward from the outer side of the plate, while the spurs 01 project downward and rearward through the openings 0 and extend beyond the rear side of the plate. This peculiar manner of attaching the pins or wires forms spurs projecting in opposite directions from the front and rear sides of the plate to engage the skirt and waist, respectively, and each pair of spurs d and d are formed from a single pin or wire.

The lower ends of the slots at are on a line with the upper ends of the openings C in order that the lower edge of the belt or band which is passed through said slots will be located above the points or spurs d, the latter being of such length as to project slightly beyond the lower edge of the belt. belt is of sufficient width to cover that part of the wires or pins which lies against the inner side of the plate, between the holes a and a.

In order to facilitate the operation of attaching the pins,said pins are shaped as shown in Fig. 4, presenting a straight portion, from the upper end of which the spur 61 extends at a slight downward inclination, while the oppositely-projecting spur or lower end (1 is connected to the straight portion by a double bend (1 In attaching the pin the lower end or spur d is passed through the hole a of the plate, the pin being then brought forward and the upper spur (1 passed through the hole a the said pin assuming the position illustrated in Fig. 3, with the spur d projecting at a slight downward inclination from the front side of the plate and the spur (1 projecting rearward th rough the opening 0, Fig. 3, after which the said spur d is bent upward to its proper position and locks the pin securely in place.

The supporting band or belt is fastened around the waist by means of a buckle E, consisting of a metal loop through which the other end of the belt is passed, said loop having prongs e with which the band is adapted to engage.

In applying the device the waist or upper garment is pulled down in the back behind the plate A and caused to engage with the lower points or spurs d, and after the belt is fastened the skirt-band is placed in engagement with the upper spurs or points (Z. The skirt and waist are thereby held securely in place, and the upper part of the skirt practically hides the device.

It will be noted that the part of the shirt- The said necessary, therefore, that the-pinsor (1 project very slightly beyond the lower edge of the belt or hand, and as these-pins or points project inward or toward the body of the wearer they will not prick the body.

The present invention is an improvement fec'tive in use.

to give the required strength and rigidity to the points or spurs. In' some instancesl may have the lower edgeof the-plate straight instead of providing the openings 0, in which case the lower pins or spurs would project rearwardly under the lower edge in the same manner as they project through the said openings; but the openings are preferred, as they' are more efiec-tive, as he-reinhefore noted.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isa 1. A combined skirt-supporter, and waist? holder, comprising a plate having a series-of hooks projecting upwardly from the face of the plate near the upper edge of the same, anda series ofhoo'ks projecting from the same side near the lower edge of, the plate down.- wa'rdly and rearwardly to and beyond the opposit f ce sai plate. substantially as showntogether with the su ort-ing belt.

2. A-combined skirt-supporter and waistholder, comprising a plate having holes throughthe upper and lower portions thereof, and a series of wires, having pointed ends d afidfip'assed through-said holes from one side of the plate and bent in opposite directions; one of the; points; being bent rearward under the edge of the plate to form a point or hook on the opposite side of the plate from .e hflofihel'. hQQk andipnojecting in an opposite over that shown in my prior patent herei'nhefore referred to, as it can: not only more cheaply manufactured, but is also more efset forth.

A comparatively-thin plate may be used-,- 5 and the pins or wiresareof the proper gage direction therefrom; together with the supporting he-lt t'o which the plate is attached, substantially-as shown and for the purpose A combined skirt-supporter and waistholdier, comprising a plate having holes through the upper and lower portions thereof and cut away at one edge to to rm openings O on a. line with said. holes, and a series of .wires D having pointed ends (1 and"d"passed throughsjaid holes fromthe rear side of the plate and bent in opposite directionsin front FRANCIS O. ELY, DENIS GRIFFIN. 

